Day 1

9:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.
St. Petersburg Daytime  Sightseeing Tour (with a visit to The Peter and Paul Fortress)

Tour Plan: You will visit Nevsky Prospekt, The Palace Square, Winter Palace, Kazan Cathedral, Arts Square and the Russian Museum, the Menshikov Palace, the Imperial Academy of Arts and an inside tour to the Peter and Paul Fortress.

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

2:30pm - 5:30pm

The Hermitage Tour

Tour Plan: The Museum occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the Neva River, right in the centre of St Petersburg. The major building in this unique architectural ensemble is the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian tsars, built by the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-1762. The ensemble, constructed in the 18th -19th centuries, is extended by the eastern wing of the General Staff building, the Menshikov Palace and the recently constructed Repositor. The Hermitage represents more that 3 million show cases, placed in 400 exhibition rooms.

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Boat trip
Return to Hotel